Last Chance K9

I often am asked, What started this? What interested you in training?

I have always loved dogs, taking care of them, teaching them, and owning them since I was a child. Right out of high school I became involved in the rescue community. I’d like to say the first several dogs I fostered were luck because they all mostly got along with other dogs and I never had any issues that I couldn’t handle.

Then I saved Chance. Chance will forever be one of the hardest dogs I’ve saved and rehabbed. In all honesty, he was a great dog until he wasn’t. I never realized how much I had let him go. He was running my home and things got worse.

He began attacking dogs, cats, other people in our home, and just all around was a wreck after being adopted and returned.

The day he redirected at an event and bit me was the day I was in over my head. I take pride in the fact I have only been bit by 1 dog since Chance. The day someone suggested I euthanize my foster dog, I was ready to adopt him and figure this out together.

Nothing about it was easy, I had to reevaluate EVERYTHING I was doing. He worked with 3 different trainers, I myself was doing research, and nobody could give me the full treatment plans or answers without suggesting euthanasia. That’s when it started. I spent countless hours, days, weeks, months, researching, learning which led us to today.

Chance caused a lot of havoc in our home, but he was my soul dog. He trusted me and I needed to guide him in the right direction.

Today Chance is my go to man. He travels with me everywhere I go, he meets men, women, children, other dogs, cats, and everything between.

He is my reason to keep going and my very first and original success story to my clients to remind you, ANYTHING is possible once you stop feeling guilty for your dog and understand you’re taking certain steps to better their quality of life.